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Legislature’s ‘Revenue Queen’ prepares for 2026 tax battles
Democratic state Sen. Noel Frame traces her interest in tax policy to her time as a teenager in…
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Philanthropy will donate millions for free preschool in WA
The Ballmer Group on Nov. 12 committed hundreds of millions of dollars for free preschool in Washington, a…
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Security company drops lawsuit over new WA tax
A security company has dropped its lawsuit over Washington’s new sales tax on services weeks after filing it.
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Fight over counting mail-in ballots after Election Day will go before Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took up a Republican-backed challenge to counting mail-in ballots received after Election…
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WA’s budget crunch affects lawmakers’ wish lists
With the state strapped for cash, Democrats’ chief budget writer in the Washington Senate has told colleagues there’s…
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WA makes pitch to feds for $1B in rural health funding
Washington is making its bid for a billion dollars in new federal funding for rural health care.
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Expected slide in WA unemployment trust fund balance could trigger new tax
Washington businesses would need to shoulder roughly $700 million in additional taxes in a few years unless the…
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Voters to decide if WA Cares tax dollars can be invested in stock market
The first item on every Washington voter’s ballot is a proposal to add a few lines to the…
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WA Democrats look at imposing income tax on higher earners
Democratic state senators are eyeing an income tax on millionaires as they seek to overcome Washington’s persisting budget…
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Family caregivers feeling squeezed in Washington, report finds
Roughly half of the more than 1.3 million family caregivers in Washington have been set back financially due…
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WA directs state dollars to food banks as SNAP funding cliff nears
Washington state will give food banks $2.2 million per week as they deal with the potential end of…
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Climate dollars eyed to backfill WA wildfire funding
Washington’s lands commissioner, Dave Upthegrove, is on a mission to secure $60 million of additional wildfire funding in…
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Conservative group sues to overturn rewrite of parental rights law
School board directors and parents sued Washington state Oct. 23 to block a Democrat-backed law overhauling rights for…